Issue Position: Working Families Plan

Issue Position

It is becoming harder to start a family in America. In the 26th district alone, 1 in 10 families are living in poverty, and even those making more money find themselves without access to basic services. Madinah plans to raise a family in the district, but in Delaware that is becoming harder than ever. The Plan for Working Families works to make sure that all families in the state of Delaware prosper.

Paid family and medical leave
Ensure 16 weeks of paid family leave for all workers.
Increase Medical and Family Leave to 12 weeks.
Extend benefits to independent contractors and prosecute employers that discriminate based on age, sex, marital status, pregnancy, or children.
Universal child care
Expand the Purchase of Care program with a higher threshold and a sliding scale instead of a hard cutoff.
Create a public option for child care.
Reduce the costs of parenting
Create a "baby box" program that provides basic supplies to parents.
Eliminate school lunch debt.
Expand services for financially needy students at schools.
Universal child healthcare
Expand the Healthy Children Program to cover all families.
Reduce cost-sharing for the Healthy Children Program.
Read the full plan here.

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